Tubular pedestal base



Jan. 5, 1965 R. A. MoMAsTERs TUBULAR PEDESTAL BASE Filed Nov. 1, L L962IN VENTOR 8055er A. M/WASTEES,

United StatesPatent Olce Patented Jan. 1965 The present invention isconcerned with an improvement in pedestal bases for furniture such aschairs and tables.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a pedestalbase to lbe used as the supporting `element of furniture such as forexample chairs and tables which provides a strong, non-tilting andattractive base which can be easily and economically produced fromsimilar elements.

A further and important object of the invention is to provide a pedestalbase readily attachable to seats, table tops or plastic chair shellswhich can be quickly and easily assembled frorn a pair of legs withoutrequiring special knowledge or tools providing a solid unit and whichlegs can be nested for packaging and shipping considerably reducing thespace required therefor.

Further objects of the invention will be in part pointed out and in partobvious from the following detailed description of the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIG. l is a top plan View of the present pedestal base.

FIG. 2 is a side elevation of said pedestal base.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of said pedestal base with a plastic chairshell shown thereon in dotted lines.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 4 4 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is also an enlarged cross-sectional view of a medial portion ofsaid pedestal base taken on line 5 5 of FIG. 4.

And FIG. 6 is an exploded cross-sectional view of said pedestal baseshowing the leg sets thereof before being connected together.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing in whichlike and corresponding parts are designated by similar referencecharacters the pedestal base has four similar tubular legs A, B, C and Dof which A and B are identical and C and D are identical.

Since legs A and B are identical only leg A is specifically described.Said leg A has a straight medial portion 1, with curved bent portion 2connecting said medial portion to straight base end portion 3 so thatsaid base end portion extends on an obtuse angle to said medial portion.The opposite end of said medial portion is connected by a curved bentportion 4 to a straight top end portion 5 so that said top end portion 5extends approximately at right angles to medial portion 1.

The tip end 6 of end portion 5 is attened and has an opening 7therethrough.

Ball 8 has a radial opening (not shown) into which extends the tip endof base end portion 3.

Legs C and D being identical only leg C is described.

Legs A and C are identical except that bent curved portion 4 is shorterthan the bent curved portion 12. For

example bent curved portion 4 can extend longitudinally through an angleof 8745 while bentv curved portion `12 extends through an angle of 98.Thus medial portion 1 extends slightly above normal to end portion Swhile medial portion 9 extends slightly below normal to end Aportion 13making the distance between tipy 6 and ball 8 1 abutting with endportions 3 extending at right angles to one another and the medialportions 1 welded together along their length.

Similarly legs C and D are positioned with medial portions 9 abuttingwith end portions 11 extending at right angles to one another and themedial portions 9 welded together along their length.

A tube 16 has a smooth bore 17 and is positioned again-st and betweenthe peripheries of legs A and B extending longitudinally thereofadjacent bent portions 2.

A tube 18 has a threaded bore 19 and is positioned against and betweenthe peripheries of legs C and D eX- tending longitudinally thereof. Tube18 is spaced from bent portions 10 of legs C and D a distanceapproximately equal to the length of tube 16.

Tube 18 can be mounted on top of tube 16 extending in line therewith asbest shown in FIG. 5 so that the medial portion 1 of leg A abuts medialportion 9 of leg C and the D whereupon bolt 20 is inserted in bore 17and its threaded end 22 is placed in threaded engagement with bore 19.Said bolt has a head 21 larger'than saidv bores whereby rotation of bolt20 causes tubes 16 and 18 to be brought together in close end to endrelationship fastening said legs into the pedestal base.

As shown in FIG. 6 tube 16 is welded by welds 23 and 24 to legs A and Brespectively while weld 25 joins said legs. Similarly tube 18 is weldedby welds 26 and 27 to legs C and D respectively while weld 28 joins saidlegs C and D. j

Said pedestal base can be used for supporting table tops, chairs and thelike and by way of example only, there is shown in FIG. 3 a conventionalplastic or fiberglass cli-air shell E having its seat F mounted on thetips 6 and 14 of said pedestal base to be attached thereto by screws orthe like (not shown) extending through open# ings 7 and15 into saidseat. However it is to be appreciated that other types of chair seats,table tops or the like can equally as well be mounted on said pedestalbase.

Legs A to D, inclusive can be identical or have the lengths of bentcurved portions 4 and 12 varied to meet the configuration of the chair,seat or table top to be mounted thereon. Said legs can be formed of asolid or tubular material such as wood, plastic or metal and arepreferably formed from tubular steel. Tubes 10 and 18 can likewise be ofwood, plastic or metal and are preferably of the same material as thelegs to which they are attached.` In the case of wood or plastic saidlegs and tubes ,can be joined by a suitable adhesive such as an epoxy inlieu of welding.

When leg pairs A and B and C and D are not connected by bol-t 20 theycan be nested together and with similar leg pairs for economy and spacesaving for packaging and shipping purposes. That is leg pair A and B o dcan be placed between 'end`portions 11 and 13 of leg pair C andDandother'similar leg' pair superimposed thereon greatly reducingthe'space required therefor. To assemble the pedestal base it is onlynecessary to position the leg pairs'as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and insertand tighten bolt 24B in tubes 16 and i8 by inserting a screwdriver inhead 21 and turning. Thus the assembly or disassembly of the pedestalbase can be simply and quickly accomplished. n

The present device is capable of considerable modilication and suchchanges thereto as come within the scope of the appended claims isdeemed to be a part of the invention.

. I claim:

1. A furniture pedestal base comprising a plurality of similar tubularlegs, said legs each having a straight medial portion and end portionsextending on an angle therefrom, said legs further each having themedial portion thereoxedly joined to and abutting the medial portion ofa second leg forming leg pairs, a tube iixedly mounted on and betweenthe medial portions of one of said leg pairs and extendinglongitudinally thereof, a second tube iredlyV mounted on and between themedial portion of a second of said legpairs and having a threaded bore,said second tube having one end superimposed on one end of said firsttube, and a headed and threaded member extending through said first tubebore and being in threaded engagement with said second tube boredetachably lretaining said tubes in end to end engagement.

i 2. A furniture pedestal base comprising a plurality of similar tubularlegs each having a straight medial poltion and end portions extending inthe same plane and each at an angle to said medial portion, each ot saidlegs having its medial portion abutting and iixedly connected to themedial portion of a second of said legs forming a leg pair with thesimilar end portions of said connected legs diverging from one another,a pluralityr of superimposed tubes each lixedly mounted on one of saidconnected pair of legs and extending longitudinally thereof and of oneanother, and means detachably connecting said tubes together in end toend relationship with the medial portions of both said leg pairs beingin abutment.

3. A furniture pedestal base as claimed in claim 2 wherein one of thecorresponding end portions of said legs are extended and have openingsfor attaching members of a piece of furniture mounted on said endportions.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,474,318 6/49Molla 248-165 X 2,966,322 12/60 Robinson 248-150 3,032,307 5/62 Nelsonet al. 248-194 FOREIGN PATENTS 3 61,033 l1/3l Great Britain.

CLAUDE A. LE ROY, Primary Examiner.

1. A FURNITURE PEDESTAL BASE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SIMILAR TUBULARLEGS, SAID LEGS EACH HAVING A STRAIGHT MEDIAL PORTION AND END PORTIONSEXTENDING ON AN ANGLE THEREFROM, SAID LEGS FURTHER EACH HAVING THEMEDIAL PORTION THEREOF FIXEDLY JOINED TO AND ABUTTING THE MEDIAL PORTIONOF A SECOND LEG FORMING LEG PARIS, A TUBE FIXEDLY MOUNTED ON AND BETWEENTHE MEDIAL PORTIONS OF ONE OF SAID LEG PAIRS AND EXTENDINGLONGITUDINALLY THEREOF, A SECOND TUBE FIXEDLY MOUNTED ON AND BETWEEN THEMEDIAL PORTION OF A SECOND OF SAID LEG PAIRS AND HAVING A THREADED BORE,SAID SECOND TUBE HAVING ONE END SUPERIMPOSED ON ONE END OF SAID FIRSTTUBE, AND A HEADED AND THREADED MEMBER EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FIRST TUBEBORE AND BEING IN THREADED ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SECOND TUBE BOREDETACHABLY RETAINING SAID TUBE IN EACH TO END ENGAGEMENT.